WORKSHOP ON FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND THE BONN CHALLENGE

IN EASTERN AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE

SERBIA

Belgrade16-17 December 2019.

Forest resource and land use in Serbia

Fores area: 2,252,400 ha

(29.1%)

Growing stock: 362.5 mill m3

160.9 m3 /ha

Annual increment: 9.079 mill m3

4.0 m3 /ha

Source: National Forest Inventory 2008.

Ownerships

Ownership ha %

State 1,194,000 53.0

Private 1,058,400 47.0

TOTAL 2,252,400 100.0

Stand types

Types Area (ha) %

Oak forests 720,800 32.0

Beach forests 660,400 29.3

Others 580,000 25.8

Conifers 243,200 10.8

Poplar forests 48,000 2.1

TOTAL 2,252,400 100.0

Stands origin

Stand origin ha %

High natural stands 621,200 27.6

Coppice 1,456,400 64.7

Artificially raised stands (plantations) 174,800 7.8

TOTAL 2,252,400 100.0

Forest fund changes – history*

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1820

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1905

1938

1947

1953

1961 19

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2007

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Series1 77 75 66 32 31.4 24.5 21.8 21.4 30.5 31.8 32 37.5

1801 1820 1841 1885 1905 1938 1947 1953 1961 1979 1990 2007

* Central part of Serbia

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18851546000321.901.7360,81

1905151700031.42.688.0250,56

1938130997024.54.044.4000,32

1947122000021.84.154.1750,29

1953120000021.44.463.7010,27

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1979178113531.85.561.2340,32

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Forest expansion

FRA categoriesArea (1000 ha/year)

1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020Forest expansion

(a)14.70 25.30 1.40 0.66

…of which afforestation

1.67 2.50 0.40 0.37

…of which natural expansion

0.14 22.80 1.00 0.23

Deforestation (b) 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.04

Forest area net change (a-b)

14.70 25.30 1.31 0.62

Source: FRA 2020

Forest categories

FRA categoriesForest area (1000 ha)

1990 2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Naturally

regenerating forest (a)

2 274.00 2 421.00 2 533.00 2 505.00 2 443.04 2 570.41 2 582.49 2 594.63 2 606.82

Planted forest (b)

39.00 39.00 180.40 215.00 277.14 151.45 139.51 127.59 115.83

Plantation forest

21.17 23.71 21.05 33.53 33.81 34.08 34.35

…of which introduced

species Other planted

forest 39.00 39.00 159.23 191.29 256.09 117.92 105.70 93.51 81.48

Total (a+b) 2 313.00 2 460.00 2 713.40 2 720.00 2 720.18 2 721.86 2 722.00 2 722.22 2 722.65Total forest

area2 313.00 2 460.00 2 713.00 2 719.53 2 720.18 2 721.86 2 722.00 2 722.22 2 722.65

Source: FRA 2020

Forest resource and land use in Serbia

Category 1990 2000 2010 2015

Forest area (1,000 ha) 2,313 2,460 2,713 2,720

Growing stock (mill m3) 235 250 415 418

Increment (mill m3) 6.18 6.55 9.08 9.88

Ownership (1,000 ha)State 1,143 1,246 1,382 1,157

Private 1,170 1,214 1,331 1,562

Source: FRA 2020

Protective and protected forests production and use

Categories / Designated function

Area (1,000 hectares)

Primary function

1990 2000 2010 2015

Forest

Production 2,013 1,952 2,402 1,862

Protection of soil and water

125 286* 177** 571

Conservation of biodiversity 123 125 126 163

Social services 52 64 68 73

Multiple purpose 0 33 66 57

Total - Forest 2,313 2,460 2,713 2,720

Source: FRA2020* Including shrubs and maquies* * excluding shrubs and maquies

Forests disturbances

DisturbancesAffected forest area 1,000 ha

1990 2000 2010 2015

Fire 3 13 1 12

Insects 1 85 10 20

Diseasess - 4 - 1

Other biotic agents 1 4 5 55

TOTAL 5 106 16 88

Source: FRA 2020; Statistical Office of the Repoublic of Serbia

2. FOREST FIRES STATISTICBurned forests and

forest land

Year No fires Area (ha)

1990 161 2.9011991 85 1.1681992 126 6541993 259 5.6751994 116 1.0091995 21 3971996 87 7.0161997 56 8841998 124 1.7491999 26 1932000 339 13.2012001 54 8772002 134 4.6082003 102 6762004 22 982005 15 632006 43 7152007 258 16.1442008 45 8242009 84 7282010 72 8552011 343 3.5672012 328 11.4622013 24 11722014 26 601

Resume for the period 12-15.

No TYPE OF DISASTERS

AREA AFFECTED WOOD VOLUME DAMAGED

ha m3

1DIEBACK 11,144 295,790

2FIRES 8,341 648,045

3FLOODS 937 28,162

4ICEBREAKS 43,305 855,204

TOTAL 63,727 1,827,201

Sustainable Development Goal 15

IndicatorPercent

2000 2010 2015

Forest area as proportion of total land area

28.13 31.02 31.09

SDG Indicator 15.1.1 Forest area as proportion of total land area

SDG Indicator 15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management

Sub-Indicator 1Percent

2000-2010 2010-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020Forest area annual net change rate

0.98 0.05 0.02 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.02

Sub-Indicator 2Forest biomass (tonnes/ha)

2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Above-ground

biomass stock in forest

103.05 153.76 155.93 156.94 156.60 156.74 156.87 156.99

Sustainable Development Goal 15SDG Indicator 15.2.1 Progress towards sustainable forest management

Sub-Indicator 3Percent (2015 forest area baseline)

2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Proportion of forest area

located within legally established protected

areas

8.79 16.62 18.42 18.42 18.42 18.42 18.42 18.42

Sub-Indicator 4Percent (2015 forest area baseline)

2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Proportion of forest area under long-term forest management

plan73.51 47.18 42.58 42.10 42.09 42.16 42.16 42.16

Sub-Indicator 5Forest area (1000 ha)

2000 2010 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020Forest area under

independently verified forest management

certification schemes

0.00 371.66 1 001.94 1 001.35 963.96 963.23

RELATED NATIONAL PROJECTS• Climate Strategy and Action Plan

(http://www.serbiaclimatestrategy.eu/about/) – MEP/EU

• NATURA 2000 (Strengthening Administrative Capacities for Protected Areas in Serbia)(http://mapa.euinfo.rs/home/details/132) – MEP/EU

• Implementation of an innovative forest management planning considering economic, ecological and social aspects in Serbia(https://upravazasume.gov.rs/medjunarodni-projekti/) – MAFWM-DF/BMEL

• Improvement of forest resources for Serbia(https://upravazasume.gov.rs/medjunarodni-projekti/)– MAFWM-DF/BMEL

http://www.serbiaclimatestrategy.eu/about/http://mapa.euinfo.rs/home/details/132https://upravazasume.gov.rs/medjunarodni-projekti/https://upravazasume.gov.rs/medjunarodni-projekti/

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

DUŠAN JOVIĆsenior adviser

- Directorate of Forests -Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

Water ManagementRepublic of Serbia

dusan.jovic@minpolj.gov.rsdjjovic@gmail.com

mailto:dusan.jovic@minpolj.gov.rsmailto:djjovic@gmail.com

WORKSHOP ON FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION �AND THE BONN CHALLENGE �IN EASTERN AND SOUTH-EAST EUROPE ��SERBIAForest resource and land use in SerbiaSlide Number 3Slide Number 4Slide Number 5Forest fund changes – history*Forest expansionForest categoriesForest resource and land use in SerbiaProtective and protected forests production and useForests disturbances2. FOREST FIRES STATISTICResume for the period 12-15.Sustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 15RELATED NATIONAL PROJECTSTHANK YOU FOR �YOUR ATTENTION